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the people who convince themselves an idea is inevitable before anyone else agrees.
means the individuals who start a company, taking on the risk and vision before there's proof it will work.
from from the old french fondre, to melt or cast metal — a founder literally shaped raw material into something new, same as founding a company from nothing.
average agemost successful founders start around 45, not 25
failure rateroughly 90 percent of startups don't survive
same word originfoundry and foundation share this root too
vesting reasonfounder equity vests to prevent early quitting